For years I had a subscription to a magazine of sorts called “The Briefing”.  It came out of Sydney, published by Matthias Media and gave me lots of interesting things to think about and I learned much from it.  The Briefing is now fully online and totally free!  Bookmark it and take a little time…

Ted Kluck, co-author of “Why We’re Not Emergent” (an excellent book in which Ted writes the amusing observations while his co-author writes the biblical analysis), shares his amusing and thoughtful observations in a blog post that I thoroughly enjoyed.  Here is a snippet: I have been told, in all earnestness, by a 19-year-old security guard…

A comment by a friend recently got me thinking about an attitude that I held for a great many years.  The comment reflected a dislike for the word ‘religion’.  When I heard that, I had a mixed reaction.  I can relate to the dislike for a word that in a sense does not convey the…

Jon Neilson has been blogging with some very good stuff and getting it published on Gospel Coalition these days.  It’s worth reading and considering this guys thoughts…  Like the following which can be found in detail HERE: YOUTH MINISTRY “DONE WELL”First, I need to clarify what I mean by youth ministry done well.  I mean…

I ran across this very provocative blog post questioning the message of the movie.  I’m really not as fussy about this sort of thing as some can be… but the guy does make a good point overall regardless of what you thought of the film. Bethany Hamilton’s story is inspiring and encouraging, and I’m sure…

Not to be sentimental of course, but 25 years ago today Jane and I tied the knot.  We were young… very young of course.  I wondered what else started in the year we got married.  So Wikipedia helped me to recall that in 1986:The first PC virus, Brain, started to spread.  Of course I did…

Found this interesting look at 37 ways that Christians can love one another as prescribed by scripture.  It includes… Be devoted to one another (Rom. 12:10).Give preference to one another (Rom. 12:10).Be of the same mind toward one another (Rom. 12:16).Accept one another by withholding judgment (Rom. 14:1).Accept one another by showing deference (Rom. 14:1–5;…

A friend in Australia, Graham Stanton, has posted a three part response to the movie “Divided” which is worth considering.  Graham is a guy who is willing to slay sacred cows and take on ideas that have wide acceptance but might not be exactly biblical.  I watched him do this fairly effectively at an international…

The recent riots and looting that started in London and spread across England was very disturbing to watch.  I found the news very depressing… enough to put me in a bit of a funk and begin pondering how things got that way.  The thought of a generation that would erupt in chaos should be incredibly…

The Gospel Coalition posted a piece that I am sure a bunch of you have read, but for those who have not…  It is here. The daunting statistics about chucchgoing youth keep rolling in. Panic ensues. What are we doing wrong in our churches? In our youth ministries? It’s hard to sort through the various…